National Museum of African American History and Culture

H x W: 3 1/16 × 3 1/16 in. (7.7 × 7.7 cm)

H x W: 3 1/16 × 3 1/16 in. (7.7 × 7.7 cm)

A white plastic card with the Calgary 1988 Winter Olympics logo. The top has black lettering that reads: [Calgary 1988 / Olympic Winter Games]. The bottom has black and red lettering that reads: [Calgary 1988 / Jeux Olympiques d'hiver / Feb. 13-28, 1988 / Calgary, Alberta, Canada]. The center has the red Calgary Olympic logo and the Olympic rings.

A black-and-white photographic postcard titled “’MAUD’ WYOMING STATE FAIR DOUGLAS 1910.” The image depicts a track at the 1910 Wyoming State Fair. At the center of the track is a bucking mule and a man who has been thrown off and captured mid-fall. Several other men, dressed in western wear, race towards the falling man from all directions. The track is lined with a fence rail on the right. Behind

A printed postcard of an unidentified woman from Martinique in a traditional Creole douillette ensemble consisting of a long dress cinched at the waist, with a dark foulard shawl wrapped around her shoulders and a madras headscarf. She has her hands folded in her lap. She is featured in the center of the image, seated on a white bench with a stone wall and forest behind. There is a white border ar

A photographic postcard of an unidentified girl from Martinique in a white dress, dark boots, a madras headscarf, and a large pendant on a chain around her neck. She is a greens vendor and is holding a wicker basket filled with leaves over her left arm. She is standing inside a room with an ornamental carpet. There is a white border on the horizontal edges of the image and on left printed [306 - M

Color picture postcard depicting four naked Black babies sitting and standing on the shore near a body of water. Black type below image reads, [40. ALLIGATOR BAIT]. Postcard has stamp, postmark, and handwritten message on reverse side of postcard. It has been sent from Camden County, South Carolina to Salt Lake City, Utah.

A black-and-white collotype postcard depicting troops marching down a street during a victory parade in Paris, France. Bystanders are standing on the side of the street watching. Text at the top of the postcard reads [15 LES FÊTES DE LA VICTOIRE, 14 JUILLET 1919 – Les Troupes noires. – L.L.]. The back of the postcard has [CARTE Postale] in scripted font, above a black line with a center mark consi

A color-tinted picture postcard depicting two young Black boys standing next to railroad tracks. Red type below image reads, [6823. A NATIVE PRODUCT]. Handwriting in black ink on front of postcard reads, [Hello Kate. I often think / of you- anna]. The postcard has stamp, postmark and handwritten address on reverse side. Postmark is for January 19, 1905 and the postcard was sent from New Orleans, L

A postcard of "A Coon Trees a Possum in Dixieland." The front features a color illustration of an elderly man climbing the trunk of a tree, reaching for the tail of a gray possum that is sitting on branch above him. The man has a white mustache, beard, and hair. He is wearing a blue frock coat and red pants. He has a bag slung over his proper left shoulder. In the background are green bushes with

This real photo postcard features an image of a man riding a bull. The man and bull are in the center of the postcard with onlookers standing behind the fence in the distance. The man is wearing fur chaps, cowboy boots, a long sleeve shirt and a vest. The bull's hind legs are off of the ground. The bottom left corner contains text that reads [CALIFORNIA RODEO / SALINAS 1919]. Text on the bottom ri

A photographic postcard of an unidentified Guadeloupian woman in traditional Creole dress. She is featured from her torso up, wearing a light, patterned gown with a floral-patterned foulard shawl over her shoulders and tucked into her waist. She has on large earrings with a central cameo surrounded by a golden leaf motif and she wears a multi-layered necklace and a madras head scarf. The image fad